Many thanks! I did a search but nothing came up. I'll study these carefully.

Glen

In the garage today it occurred to me that my engine stand I've used for V8s may not work or be safe with the straight eight engine. What do most people use for these engines?

Thanks,

Glen

Thanks everyone for the advice. We got her out today and in the end it was a matter of brute force. The situation was worse than I originally thought. When I pulled everything out from around the car it was a first floor garage with most of the studs rotted out. It was a wonder the garage was still standing. The front of the car had sunk up to the axles. I dug under the car until we could hook the cross member and we used that to pull it onto a flat bed. I'm afraid I ended up damaging the oil pan. All brakes were seized. It is an automatic and I did manage to get it out of park.

The interior is remarkably good and there are only a few rust areas visible on the body at this point.

I'll try to figure out how to attache a couple of photos.

I'm new to Packards having previously restored MGs and a Corvette. a coworker's father recently passed away and he is giving me his father's 1951. I went and looked at the situation. The car has been sitting for 35 years in a single car garage with about two foot of clearance at the sides and rear. Needless to say the tires are flat and rotted. I need to get it on some good tires and then winch it out of the garage. I'm looking for some advice on how to best jack the car up to removed the wheels in this restricted space. My plan is to use jackstands to support the car while I get tires mounted.

I currently have a floor jack but if a bumper jack is the better way to go I can purchase one.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Glen